Japanese+Information

==We were fortunate enough to have a middle school English teacher from Japan visit our classes! Mrs. Bando, from Kamojima Daiich Junior High School was in the United states for a week and was hosted by the Coffroth Family. Mrs. Bando brought with her some Japanese money, Yen, for students to see and to keep. She also brought beautifully written letters from her students to ours, and most recently we received posters and pictures from her students on things they like to do in Japan. We will be working on writing them back within our verb unit. Below is some video of her teaching two of my classes about her culture. Below that is the information students need to complete the assignment for writing back to her students.== media type="file" key="japanreal.mov" width="264" height="264"

“Dear Friend....verbs – they’re what we like to DO!” Due Tues. 1/20/09
===Each student will write a (minimum) five paragraph letter to a Japanese student in which they tell what they have done, are doing, and plan to do. The letter must include verbs that are in simple and perfect past, present and future tenses, and also must include at least five irregular verbs used in the correct tense.===

The first paragraph needs to be an introduction and the last should be a conclusion. Students can also reply to what the Japanese students have written to us and add that to the letter.
===Once the teacher approves the first draft, a final draft with nothing underlined can be written/printed and stapled/glued to the inside of the manilla folder. The rest of the manilla folder can be decorated with whatever reflects each student’s personality. We will take some class photos and send them along in the package.===